THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 5, 1938.
LEAGUE REVIEW OF P.R.C. AND H.K.C.C.
CLUB LACKING IN PERSONALITIES
A. E. CAREY IS "STAR" AT
POLICE R. C.
POPE TAKES MOST WICKETS
(By "ADREM”) ·
THE two clubs under review to-day are the Hong
な
Kong Cricket Club and the Police Recreation
Club.
THE FORMER WERE WELL IN THE RUNNING FOR THE
H. Owen Hughes, left, and T. A. Pearce, have had unusually lean
seasons.
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP UNTIL THEY LOST UNEXPECTED H.K. BASEBALL
LY TO THE KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB, BEING DISMISSED FOR 65 AFTER BEING SET A MERE 85 TO GET.
It is many years since they! have had a team so lacking in Personalities. Rather it should be said that many personalities were there but failed to accom plish their usual spectacular achievements.
Haymes
Bowling
15.1 3 J. B. H. Leckie 34.1 3
7.73
COMMITTEE MEETING
Constitution Of The League Approved
The question of a ground once
QUESTION OF BONA FIDE MEMBERSHIP
H.K.F.A. Council
Meeting
The controversy over the playing of A. Avery, of the Islington Corin thians, by the Kowloon Football Club, in their Shield match against the Middlesex Regiment, was again brought up at the monthly meeting of the Hong Kong Football Coun cil yesterday. It was in consequence of a reply received from the Club,
Consideration of a draft com- stitution for the Hong Kong Base- I should imagine that Owen
ball League occupied the attention Hughes and Alec Pearce have rare-
0. M. R W. Age of the members, who met at the ly had such bad reasons. Had not M. F. L.
Brook Club yesterday. The con- 46 6 the former made 88 in his last
7.67 stitution was finally approved. Mr. 85 11 game, against Craigengower, his J. L. C. Pearce 31.5 1
W. Muir was in the Chair, assisted 132 12 11.00 figures would have looked very H. Owen
by Mr. W. A. Smith, Hon. Secre Eughes sorry indeed.
: 71 4 285 20 14.25 tary-Treasurer.
31 6 75 5 15.001 In attack, Club were even more. D. Allen
T. A. Pearce 18 2 94 3 31.33 badly served. R. L. Holden left
The following also bowled: A. C. more arose and it was stated that to the letter written by the Coun early in the season and Owen Bowker (60-23-0),
P. L. Holden with the British Navy remaining cil pointing out that such action was bad form and that under no Hughes bore the brunt of the work. (10-3-16--3), B. L. D. Wodehouse in the Colony for the Alec Pearce, in this department, (5—1—24—1), M. P. Swain (9-2-13 their ground would not be avail- circumstances should it be repeat-
-1), H. W. Baines (4-1-21———0). al-
able. POLICE R.C.
Under that section of the con-Committee felt very strongly the - The Club replied by saying that the stitution dealing with umpires, Mr. warranted attack and that they were Abe Lou, coach of the Chinese looking forward to a retraction of the lost to C.C.C...181 for 6 team, was elected Umpire-in-Chief uninstified criticism of unsportsman-
also met with little success, though his brother, John, a new- comer, captured 12 scalps with his leg-breaks..
THE POLICE
beat C. de R. 42
Record
P.
W.
L.
10
5
3
-D.
2
Pts 17
113
135
4
124
lost to Army "A" 48
best HK.C.C. .. 88
131 for 7 drew with Navy 82 191
beat Army "B" 123
188
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171
189
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The Police had an average sea- son and did as well as they usually do. Their "star" player has been their skipper, A. E. Carey, who made 236 runs and, in addition, topped the bowling averages.
Pope proved remarkably consis-1,349 for 93 tent and on his showing was pro- bably the finest bowler in the Junior 10.06. Division. His record of 41 wickets
in League matches for an average
8' drew with Univ. 155 beat I.R.C. .... 46
8 beat C.S.C.C.
lost to K.C.C.
Average per wicket
of 7.92, shows extraordinary con- W. L. Clark A E. Carey sistency.
67 94
9:26 for 92 14.52 against
and Board.
summer, į
ed.
Chairman of the Umpires
DISQUALIFIED! Another important point which was included was that any team walking off the field would be dis- qualified for the remainder of the
season.
It was hinted by Mr. H. A. Bar- ros, Recreio's representative, that there was a great possibility of his club entering.a team in the League
Batting
Not Inas. H.S. Out Agg. Av.this year.
5 75 1 114 28.50 10 60 0 236 23.60| 10 57 0 194 19.40 8 61 1 121 - 177.29
Baker was disappointing at the L. Stephens
C. Pope outset but recovered his form in H. Danbrowsky 10 31 3 102 14.57 his last three games, when he took no P. E. Loughlin 10 41 0 141 14.30 fewer than 14 wickets.
7 drew with Navy 147 for 8
HONG KONG CŨ.
**Record
W. LA D. Pts.
1
10
145 for 7 beat CS.C.C.
118
161
162-
-9 drew with Azmery 139
142
beet C. de E
101
-lost to 30.0.
.160
169
- drew with C.C.C-137.
1,004 for 61
Average -14:09. 2
drew with LB:C. 147. 9 dec
F. A. 75TH BIRTHDAY BANQUET
ship. Further, they deplored the TOCE- · dure taken by the Council, which was both unusual and unfair, as the allleg- ed offender was not given a chance to explain.
It was unanimously decided to write another letter to the Kowloon Football Club, asking if the rgle concerning bona-fide members had been complied with in the case of Avery.
COMPETITION FINALS
Other matters dealt with at the
meeting were the fixing of grounds for the following matches:
Senior Shield Final-South China "A" v. South Chins “B”, Club ground, April 24.
Junior Shield Final-Kwong Wan V. RAO.C. Kowloon Football
Clab ground, April 16.
Sunday Herald Cup Final China ". England. Cab ground, April 10.
On the suggestion of Mr. McKelvie, it was agreed to ask-Mrs. Pryde to present the prizes at the Senior Shield final.
The Council also decided to leave
T. R. Hunter 10 32 0 103 10.30 The Football Association will N. D. Booker. 7 54 0 60 8.37
its celebrate the 75th year of The following also batted:-E. S. Brookes (7, 13, 4, 8, 4), B. G. Baker formation with a banquet in Lon (3, 0, 0.4, 19, 4, 1, 12, 2), G. Carru-idon on October 31. It was founder thers (18, 0, 7, 4,-1, 0, 11), W. Oakley in 1863. A match between Grea1 | (4, 0*, 7, 17*, 1), J. Shepherd (0, 10. Britain and the Continental coun-the question of an interport (Secord
16), A. Weir (9, 4*, 1), L. G. Stevens (0), E. G. Post (1).
Bowling
O: MR : W. Avge. A. EL Carey 26 3.85 13.- 6.54 C. Pope
128.3:29-325 41 792 B. G. Baker 86.5 18 264 28 9.43 ST. E. Hunter 190 31 1 31:00 H. Danbrowsky 160 97248.50 JL Stephens: (8 0412), N. D.
tries has been suggested to mark the occasion.
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